Anthurium carlablackiae
Panama to Colombia.
First described by Thomas B. Croat & Orlando Ortiz. (2020)
Dark velvety cordate leaves with striking pale venation; petioles may be ridged and reddish to burgundy in collector material.
Compact upright velvet Anthurium with broad leaves often held horizontally or slightly drooping from a short stem.
Named in honour of Carla Black, a horticulturist in Chiriquí Province, Panama, who discovered the species.
Accepted Anthurium species. POWO lists it from Panama to Colombia in the wet tropical biome. This is a recently described velvet species and should be kept separate from seller clone codes or hybrids.
Give high humidity, warmth, and filtered light. Keep the mix evenly moist but open; avoid stress while new leaves expand.
Repot only when needed into a chunky bark/perlite/coco or similar aroid mix. Keep the crown above the mix and avoid oversized pots.
Monthly at quarter to half strength during active growth. Flush occasionally if using mineral fertiliser.
- Emergent leaves deforming in dry air; root issues in stale media; mislabelled hybrids or clone-name confusion in the collector trade.
- The species became famous very quickly in collector circles because of its near-black velvet leaves and high-contrast veins.